298 Mr. D. Sharp's Coiitribatiuns to the 



densely but not very distinctly punctured, the interstices 

 extremely fine. Tliorax rather small, a little longer than 

 broad, much narrower thiin the elytra ; its greatest width 

 in front of the middle, thence much narrowed towards the 

 front, and slightly towards the base; colour and sculpture 

 similar to those of the head. Elytra rather elongate, 

 much longer than the thorax, a little narrowed towards 

 the shoulders, yellow, distinctly and moderately closely 

 and finely punctured, Hind body broad and rather short, 

 tawny in colour, dull, very finely punctured and pubescent. 

 Legs pale yellow, moderately long. 

 Ega ; a single female. 



12. Siinius catena yX\. sp. Ivufcscens, antennis, pedilms, 

 elytrisque testaceis; capite thoraceque dense punctatis, 

 opacis, hoc sat elongato, capite angustiore ; elytris thoracis 

 longitudine, crebre punctatis, Icyitcr nitidulis. Long. 

 Corp. 1-^ lin, 



Antenna3 pale yellow, moderately slender; 1st joint as 

 long as the three following together ; joints 6 — 10 each 

 slightly broader than its predecessor, the 10th almost 

 transverse, 11th rather stouter than 10th. Labrum large, 

 Avith two very approximate denticles in the middle, and 

 with an extremely small one on either side of these. Head 

 large, broader than the thorax, and (piite as broad as the 

 elytra, the hind angles quite rounded, the eyes prominent; 

 reddish in colour, densely punctured, Avith the interstices 

 very fine. Thorax a good deal narrower than the elytra, 

 rather longer than l)road ; its greatest breadth in front of 

 th(! middle, thence much narrowed towards the front, and 

 distinctly towards the base; reddish, cpute' dull, densely 

 punctured. Elytra quite as long as the thorax, quadrate, 

 yellow, distinctly, moderately closely punctured, a little 

 shining. Hind l)ody broad, rounded at the sides, yellowish, 

 densely and iiiuily ])unctured. Legs pale yellow. 



\\\ the male the hind margin of the ventral plate of the 

 Gth segment of the hind body is bi'oadly but shallowly 

 emai-giiiate ; the 7th segment is concealed in the example 

 described. 



Ega ; a single male. 



OIj}!. — This species is readily distinguished from 

 S.co7i/i/i/s by its broad<n- form and shorter elytra. 1 ha'-e 

 been unable to keeji open the mandibles for jtroper exami- 

 nation, l)ut I tliink they are longer and have the teeth 



